| Description |
1 online resource (x, 218 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Pure Persecuted Church -- 1 Martyrs and Their Books -- 2 The Lineage of Separatist Suffering -- 3 Performances of Martyrdom in the Antinomian Controversy -- 4 Baptists and the Identity of Persecution -- 5 Quakers and the Witness of Suffering -- 6 “Devilish Enemies of Religion� in King Philip�s War -- Conclusion: Pain, Power, and the Martyr Ideal -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T |
| Summary |
'Martyrs' Mirror' examines the folklore of martyrdom among 17th-century New England Protestants, exploring how they imagined themselves within biblical and historical narratives of persecution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Martyrdom -- Christianity -- History
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RELIGION -- History.
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Martyrdom -- Christianity
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| SUBJECT |
New England -- Church history.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90006180
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| Subject |
New England
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199876716 |
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0199876711 |
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128326983X |
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9781283269834 |
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